AI Career Radar

Sports Medicine Physicians

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.

AI exposure30 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation13
Freedom to set tasks79
Repeating the same tasks60
$265,930Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
71Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
81
Judgment and Decision Making
63
81
Active Listening
63
78
Speaking
63
78
Monitoring
63
75
Active Learning
62
75
Complex Problem Solving
62
75
Coordination
62
72
Reading Comprehension
61
91
Time Management
61
63
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Writing
60
72
Learning Strategies
58
66
Instructing
58
66
Systems Analysis
57
60
Service Orientation
56
72
Systems Evaluation
56
69
Persuasion
54
56
Mathematics
53
38
Science
52
56
Negotiation
52
50
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
25
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
41
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Technology Design
47
16
Troubleshooting
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
9
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
35
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
28

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$335,550
10-yr growth
+3.2%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Active Listening, Writing, Social Perceptiveness

#2ProsthodontistsHealthcare
73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$311,180
10-yr growth
+5.8%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources

71/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$45,130
10-yr growth
+22.3%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness

#6Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
69/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
0%
Retraining
Low

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Sports Medicine Physicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.